Monday, June 14, 2010

Will I be flying with Rhonda, Barbara, or Wendy today?

So when I get assigned to fly, 9 times out of 10, I've never met anyone I'm working with before. It's a crapshoot. Chance, fate, karma? I never know what freak(s) I may have to fly a 1 to 4-day trip with in a tin can with nowhere to hide. The crew's dynamic is probably the most critical determinant of the trip's fun factor. So the first thing I do to gain an idea of what I'm in for is to look up the names of my co-workers. What I've found is that if the names of my crew members are something along the lines of Rhonda, Barbara, Wendy, Jean, and/or Edna, the trip is gonna suck. It just is. My theory of 'old lady name judgement' is not 100% accurate...I mean, on layover I've definitely knocked a few back with Fannie and knickerknocked hotel rooms that one crazy night with Deb, but it is almost always true if the old lady name corresponds to a low seniority number...a senior mama I like to call 'em. If this is the case, I don't take chances. I fake food poisioning, Swine Flu, or Mad Cow Disease (whichever I haven't abused too heavily in the last month) and hope that I fly with Apple, Harlow, and Rumor next trip.

3 comments:

I dropped a can on Pepsi (back in the day we served Pepsi products) on my foot and faked it once. "Shit, I think I broke my toe". Needless to say I got off the trip and ran home with the quickness. Sucks to be on reserve.

Oh man...that really sucks. It makes me fully appreciate working for a small airline. I know almost every member of the crew, pilots AND flight attendants. I know exactly when to switch pairings! Good luck getting a cool crew on your next trip!

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Hi! I'm a space waitress, stewardess, air hostess, and flight attendant. Although based on my true experiences or those told through me, the satire and sarcasm expressed in this blog is in no way associated with the airline I work for or the union that represents me.